Gisborne & Eastland

Eastland comprises the remote East Cape, Te Urewera National Park, and the region's capital, Gisborne.

Eastland is the place where the first Polynesian migration canoes landed, where Captain Cook made his first landfall and where Maori and European first encountered each other. Both coastal and inland landscapes are wild and untamed – this is true back-country New Zealand.

Maori life is evident in every settlement you see. There are carved meeting houses, beautifully painted Maori churches, children riding horses bareback on the beach and conversations in Te Reo. Deep in the misty Te Urewera Ranges, descendents of the ‘Children of the Mist’, the ancient Tuhoe tribe, still live in harmony with the forest around the village of Ruatahuna.

The largest population centre in the region is Gisborne, a city that manages to combine the science of fine wine making with the laid back, down-to-earth attitude of life in the sun.

Take a look at our Tasters below to get a feel for your luxury Accommodation and Activity options in Eastland.